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Aphelandra squarrosa houseplants
    • Aphelandra squarrosa Nees, commonly called 'zebra plant', is a compact shrub growing to 2m tall in its native tropical habitat in Brazil. If can be grown in as a much smaller houseplant. It is noted for is attractive foliage and spikes of yellow-bracted flowers. Zebra plant is in reference to its ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves with distinctive zebra-like white veins. Spikes of yellow-bracted flowers are long-lasting.

    Genus name comes from the Greek words apheles meaning simple and aner or andros meaning male because the anthers are one-celled.

    Aphelandra squarrosa

    • Aphelandra squarrosa comes in 13 cm pot and is ca. 35cm tall.

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